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Subject(s)

• Rock music—History and criticism [Browse]
• Rock groups [Browse]

Summary note

The official history of rock and roll is the tale of groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, of wildly popular albums, and of almost incalculable sums of money. This books tells the story of lesser-known artists whose work has shaped modern rock. Investigating 15 separate genres and influences, this book discusses, identifies and annotates the most significant, if not the most celebrated, rock and roll talents of all time.

Bibliographic references

Includes discographies and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• 1. 20th-century composers. Erik Satie
• Raymond Scott
• John Cage
• Theater of Eternal Music (the Dream Syndicate): LaMonte Young, Tony Conrad, John Cale
• Philip Glass
• Glenn Branca
• 2. International pop underground. Van Dyke Parks
• Scott Walker
• Serge Gainsbourg
• Big Star
• Young Marble Giants
• Beat Happening
• 3. Psychotic reactions and garage rock. MCo
• The Stooges
• Roky Erickson/13th Floor Elevators
• Silver Apples
• Syd Barrett
• 4. Absurdists and eccentrics. Captain Beefheart
• The Residents
• Pere Ubu
• Red Krayola/Mayo Thompsom
• 5. Naïve rock. The Shaggs
• Half Japanese
• Daniel Johnston
• Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
• 6. Frayed roots. Gram Parsons
• Nick Drake
• The Cramps
• Gun Club
• 7. Krautrock. Can
• Faust
• Kraftwerk
• Neu!
• 8. Sound sculptors. King Tubby
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Brain Eno
• Adrian Sherwood
• 9. Original rappers. U-Roy
• Last Poets
• Watts Prophets
• Gil Scott-Heron
• Iceberg Slim
• 10. New York rockers. Suicide
• Television/Richard Hell & the Voidoids
• The Feelies
• DNA
• Swans
• 11. Minimalist funk. Trouble Funk
• ESG
• Liquid Liquid
• 12. The post-industrial wasteland. Throbbing Gristle
• Einstürzende Neubauten
• Chrome
• The Birthday Party
• Big Black
• 13. British post-punk. Public Image Limited
• Wire
• Buzzcocks
• The Fall
• Gang of Four
• Swell Maps
• 14. Riot moms and other angry women. Lydia Lunch
• X-ray Spex
• The Slits
• The Raincoats
• 15. American hardcore. The Germs
• Black Flag
• Dead Kennedys
• The Minutemen
• Hüsker Dü
• Bad Brains
• Minor Threat
• 16. Avant punk USA. Wipers
• Mission of Burma
• Flipper
• Slint.

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ISBN

0823076695

LCCN

^^^98006403^/MN

OCLC

38595375

RCP

H - S

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